How to Choose a Good Role Model Based on 6 Key Characteristics
Choosing a good role model can set you up for success in life. Role models can come in many forms, including family members and colleagues. Here are six characteristics to look for when choosing a positive role model.
How to Choose a Good Role Model Based on 6 Key Characteristics
Choosing a good role model can set you up for success in life. Role models can come in many forms, including family members and colleagues. Here are six characteristics to look for when choosing a positive role model.
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Robert F. Smith On Creating Internships For Underrepresented Students
Being a diversity-conscious employer is extremely important, both for prospective employees and for a business’s ethos. In a 2017 student report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), working for diversity-minded employers was the single greatest preference for African American men and women and among the greatest preferences
Robert F. Smith is Committed to Preserving African American History and Culture
As Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and the wealthiest African American man in America, Robert F. Smith is a national leader and critical voice. Outside of managing Vista Equity Partners, Smith focuses on philanthropic efforts to preserve African American history and culture in various settings. Smith is
Robert F. Smith Wants More Banks in African American Communities
Since the Great Recession more than 6,000 bank branches have closed across the country. And right now, 70 percent of African-American communities lack access to a bank branch, according to Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This means that too often people in these communities
How Cornell University and Robert F. Smith Are Addressing Racial Disparities
In a moment where the racial disparities entrenched in our society are being thrust into the spotlight, national leaders like Cornell University and Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, are stepping up to the plate to make a difference. Cornell University recently announced grant funding
How Facebook and Robert F. Smith are Helping Black-Owned Businesses
The pandemic has hit the entire economy hard, but Black-owned businesses have been hit hardest. Black-owned businesses have been twice as likely to close during the pandemic, yet they have also received less aid from the federal government. The ten poorest congressional districts received $13.3 billion less in PPP loans
What Robert F. Smith Believes Can Be Done About The Black Unemployment Gap
The Federal Reserve holds an important mandate in America — maximum employment, stabilize prices and moderate long term interest rates. But in the reserve’s long history, the mandate hasn’t focused on Black Americans or eliminating the systemic racism they face in our economy. That’s changing — and the first Black
Robert F. Smith On Creating Internships For Underrepresented Students
Being a diversity-conscious employer is extremely important, both for prospective employees and for a business’s ethos. In a 2017 student report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), working for diversity-minded employers was the single greatest preference for African American men and women and among the greatest preferences
Robert F. Smith is Committed to Preserving African American History and Culture
As Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners and the wealthiest African American man in America, Robert F. Smith is a national leader and critical voice. Outside of managing Vista Equity Partners, Smith focuses on philanthropic efforts to preserve African American history and culture in various settings. Smith is
Robert F. Smith Wants More Banks in African American Communities
Since the Great Recession more than 6,000 bank branches have closed across the country. And right now, 70 percent of African-American communities lack access to a bank branch, according to Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This means that too often people in these communities
How Cornell University and Robert F. Smith Are Addressing Racial Disparities
In a moment where the racial disparities entrenched in our society are being thrust into the spotlight, national leaders like Cornell University and Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, are stepping up to the plate to make a difference. Cornell University recently announced grant funding
How Facebook and Robert F. Smith are Helping Black-Owned Businesses
The pandemic has hit the entire economy hard, but Black-owned businesses have been hit hardest. Black-owned businesses have been twice as likely to close during the pandemic, yet they have also received less aid from the federal government. The ten poorest congressional districts received $13.3 billion less in PPP loans
What Robert F. Smith Believes Can Be Done About The Black Unemployment Gap
The Federal Reserve holds an important mandate in America — maximum employment, stabilize prices and moderate long term interest rates. But in the reserve’s long history, the mandate hasn’t focused on Black Americans or eliminating the systemic racism they face in our economy. That’s changing — and the first Black